Chicken & Artichokes

[Robert-R]

$8.50 got me 2 chickens. Hung them in the 14.5:

85 minutes later:

$3.00 got me two artichokes. Grilled them on the pos gasser:

The Queen's dinner:

This is the first time I've grilled artichokes. The flavor was great, however they were a tad under-cooked.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Great looking birds Robert and that plate looks outstanding. Very nice.

 

[CaseT]

Great looking meal! Wish artichokes looked good here. All the ones in the stores look horrible. I have found that pre-cooking the artichoke then finishing on the grill works great.

 

[Luke P]

$11.50 and probably 2 hours of total work... you came out WAY on top!

That looks "simple" and delicious, and I mean that as the most sincere compliment.

 

[Barb D]

Love the cook and the idea about the artichokes will have to try that one.

 

[russ olin]

Chicken looks fly away guud. Nothing better than hanging a chicken too. Never have tried a artichoke. Will have to someday.

 

[Richard Hinton]

Very nice, Robert.
Did you parboil the artichokes first? I found it helps a lot when finished them on the grill.
BTW, What's the rack you used to hang your chicken? Thanks.

 

[JRAiona]

Great looking cook Robert. I love hanging chicken and will never do it any other way.

 

[ChuckO]

That looks like some mighty fine chicken Robert. The only thing I can think of, is boil the chokes first then put them on the grill to add flavor / texture

 

[Robert-R]

Thanks everyone for the compliments & suggestions.
fwiw - I did boil the artichokes for 10 minutes before slicing, adding a light coat of olive oil, some salt, pepper & then grilling.
Next time: I'll boil for 12 minutes & grill a while longer.

 

[Robert-R]

welp... did a re-run with leftover cold chicken & new artichokes. Boiled the 'chokes for 12 min & grilled for 7 @ 400* or so. Better!!! Killer chicken.
Next time: boil the 'chokes 18 min... grill about the same amount of time. That should do it!!!

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Those hang chickens look mighty tasty.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Great cook Robert, really like the chicken.

 

[Jim Lampe]

Birds Look Beautiful Robert!! So goes the Chokes! Gotta try'em like everyone else, suppose...
Earth to Jim: boil for 18, grill for 7

 

[Todd Phillips]

Well done cook! I also did Artichokes. They had an outstanding bark on them, but too were under cooked. I ran them around 350 then finished them over the coals. I guess you do need to boil them first. Just couldn't bring myself to doing that.